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HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING Room G5 August 18 , 1975 Lexington Town Office Building 7 : 30 P .M . Voting members present : Donna Brown, Anne Grady, Richard Morehouse , Elizabeth Reinhardt, Thomas Taylor . Public participants : Mrs . R.J. Dexter 58 Hancock St . The meeting was brought to order at 7 : 35 P .M . Our guest was introduced to the members . Mrs . Reinhardt provided the agenda (attached) Mrs . Reinhardt reported that the inventory is progressing well . The East Lexington, Munroe District and the area around the Battle Green has been completed except for the pictures to be taken . Approximately one half of the Battle Green District remains to be done . In addition, the Hancock INVENTORY Street area has yet to be done . This work is still in pro- gress with the help of our volunteers . The question of the reproduction of forms for the Massachusetts Historical Commission and our files was discussed . Mrs . Brown will check with the Town Office to see what facilities FORMS are available to us . Mr. Morehouse provided us with costs for printing of stat- ionary and business cards . It was decided to eliminate having business cards printed and use our letterhead instead . The printing cost bids were from Concord Press , $35 . 00 for STATIONARY 1000 letterheads and $22 . 45 for envelopes . Barrett Press- $52 . 89 for letterheads and $13 . 65 for envelopes . Mrs . Brown will ask the Town Office about the possibility of ordering through the town before we make other arraingements . Memberships in the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Bay State Historical League and American Association of State and Local History were discussed . Since our budget is limitedMEMBERSHIPE it was decided to borrow from the library and members of the commission that now hold memberships , until some later date . Concern has been expressed to the commission by Mrs . George Morey about the condition of the Bowman Tavern . The possibility of finding matching funds and an application to the National TAVERN Register were discussed . Mrs . Reinhardt will talk with Mr . Stephen Snell at the Mass . Historical Commission for ideas as to what might be the best approach . A letter was recieved from the Norfolk Historical Commission asking for information concerning the Turner Family . It was voted to refer the letter to the Lexington Minutemen and the NORFOLK Lexington Historical Society where records are kept which may be of assistance .